Want/need/will help make a HOWTO.

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My thought is to leave a little work involved so they (the newbies) need to 
do a least a little thinking along the way.  The burners, chips, software 
has been covered oddles of times in DIY EFI, and here.
  It's real easy to think hey this is easy, and immediately blow a gasket.
Grumpy




>Thanks for the replies and the links.  
>
>I have read the 101 and tuning tips.  I have a pretty
>good idea of where I want to go and 101 and the tips
>covers it.
>
>Where I fall short (and I suspect other rookies too) is
>where and how to get started.
>
>I'd like to put together a short and sweet howto that can
>get someone new into the easier projects.
>
>For instance, what is the prefered computer platform?  I
>currently have a 386 that is dual booting between DOS and
>Linux.  DOS seems favored because more programs are
>written for it (promedit and others).
>
>What does the EFI list recommend for ALDL scanning
>software?  I like the look of DIACOM, but dislike the
>price tag.  Does GMECM recommend a freeware software
>package or does everyone buy DIACOM?
>
>If I got some feedback on this, I'd like to document it
>and then newbies could know exactly where to start.
>
>(Sorry for the length, but I'd like to recap.)
>
>With recommendations from GMECMers, I'd like to document
>the preferred hardware and software that a newbie can use
>to scan the ALDL connector to determine stock ECM
>operating characteristics.
>
>Any takers?
>
>Mike McKiernan
>
>PS.  Nanda, you offered your help.  Are you at or past
>this stage yet?  What do you use to do it?  Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>
>>>Further reaing will make things clearer,,  this is subject matter 
>that
>>takes
>>>lots of time to organize into the gray network.
>>>Try reading the tune up tips, programming 101 + 808, of which there 
>is more
>>>coming, and you'll have a better working knowledge.
>>>  Real easy to read too much, and thnk ya got itm and thenfind a 
>major
>>flaw.
>>
>>
>>To bring the message clearer, look here:
>>
>>http://efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu/diy_efi/oem/gm/prog_101.html
>>
>>http://efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu/diy_efi/oem/gm/tunetip.html
>>
>>http://www.thrasher-ep.com/cal_hints.htm
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>~A
>>
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